It was later revealed that the pics were staged by an internet “prankster” named Christian Adam.

Even lamer than Adam’s prank is the fact that he justified his act of supreme douchebaggery by describing it as a high-minded “social experiment.”

The goal, he claimed, was to prove how easy it is to “fool the internet.”

“Never believe anything you see on the internet :)” Christian wrote on Instagram.

“(DISCLAIMER: this video was NOT made to intentionally hurt Travis Scott, Kylie Jenner or the entire Kardashian family in ANY way shape or form).”

Well, we guess he was successful — but it seems he wasn’t terribly bothered by the number of people he would need to hurt in order to prove his point.

You can punch someone in the face and claim it wasn’t your intention to hurt them, and any harm was purely accidental, but the damage remains the same.

Not surprisingly, Kylie was quick to denounce the prank:

“Idk if this is really a social experiment to some people but you’re messing with real people, real relationships, real family. I’m happy my relationship is strong because this is getting out of hand,” she wrote on Instagram.